Third Party Quality Inspector - General Fabrication

Intertek • The Woodlands, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Intertek is seeking a Third Party Quality Inspector to serve as an on-site representative and quality authority within a manufacturing facility and the DCQ Team. The role performs comprehensive in-process and final inspections across receiving, fabrication, and assembly lines, ensuring modular mechanical systems, structural assemblies, and piping meet engineering specifications, applicable codes, and quality standards before shipment.

The inspector oversees manufacturing quality and mechanical fabrication across structural framing, pipe spools, modular enclosures, air-cooled plantrooms, HVAC integration, skid assemblies, and related equipment. The position works closely with SLB production and quality teams on the factory floor and uses digital platforms to record inspection results, defects, and photographic evidence. This is a temporary, full-time role for six months, working 40–50 hours per week on a 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. shift in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Requirements

• Comprehensive knowledge of, and ability to inspect against, piping codes ASME B31.1, B31.3, and B31.9; welding standards AWS D1.1 and D1.3; and GD&T standard ASME Y14.5.
• Strong understanding of welding, brazing, and soldering standards and the ability to visually identify defects.
• High proficiency interpreting mechanical schematics, structural drawings, piping P&IDs, isometric drawings, and design specifications.
• At least 5 years of hands-on quality inspection experience in industrial mechanical systems, structural steel fabrication, modular piping, or HVAC facilities.
• Familiarity with Quality Management Systems such as ISO 9001, Inspection & Test Plans, Control Plans, and basic root-cause and containment methods such as 8D and 5-Why.
• Hands-on experience using precision measuring tools, go/no-go fixtures, laser tracking instruments, DC electric torque validation tools, and hydrostatic pressure testing rigs.
• Comfort using a tablet or laptop on the factory floor to complete inspection checklists, document non-conformances, and attach photographic evidence.

Nice To Haves

• Awareness of or certification in NDT methods, including UT, PT, MT, and RT.
• AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform and document in-process and final inspections, hold points, structural fit-up, weld inspections, hydrostatic pressure tests, flushing, pre-shipment preservation, and torque validations in accordance with Inspection & Test Plans.
• Record non-conformances and defect logs in software platforms such as ACC, BIM 360, CxAlloy, or BugEx, including photographs and detailed technical documentation.
• Audit and sign off on critical quality gates, including fit-up checks, weld NDT reviews, hydrostatic pressure testing, flushing, L1 verification, and pre-shipment checklists.
• Collaborate with SLB production and quality teams on the factory floor to ensure equipment meets engineering specifications and quality control plans.
• Oversee manufacturing quality and mechanical fabrication for structural steel framing, pipe spools, modular enclosures, plantroom units, HVAC systems, skid assemblies, and related products.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed